The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) recognized San Diego City College SACNAS Chapter with the Chapter of the Year Award at the 2020 SACNAS Conference. The event took place online from October 19 – 24. “S
Last month, SHPE Board Chair Miguel Alemañy wrote about how SHPE is helping to change lives by empowering the Hispanic community to impact the world through science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Alemañy said this year's virtual convention had almost
The next episode of High-Tech Sunday features Dr. Elodie Billionniere, an assistant professor in the School of Engineering + Technology at Miami Dade College, and Dr. Monique Ross, an assistant professor in Florida International University's Computing and Informati
Comcast NBCUniversal has announced a $1 million commitment to Per Scholas to train 1,000 new learners for in-demand technology jobs. The partnership will enable Per Scholas to provide tuition-free training remotely in IT support, software engineering, cybersecu
A recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that undergraduate enrollment at primarily online institutions, where more than 90 percent of students enrolled exclusively online before the pandemic, increased by 4.9 percent, mainly du
The Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC) Hall of Fame has announced its second class of inductees, featuring industry giants from CEA-Advisory LLC, Kaiser Permanente, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Next Generation, Inc., Lockheed Martin, JPMorgan Chase, and Schneider
A recent science policy news bulletin published by the American Institute of Physics (API) says a House bill is set to increase the budget of the National Science Foundation's Education and Human Resources Directorate, with the additional funding directed toward
A new report shows just how much the City University of New York (CUNY) is working to increase the numbers of people with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in the workforce. According to the report, CUNY is now graduating 10,000 students
The Foundation for Educational Development Inc. (FEDI) recently shared some important updates on the work they have done so far this year. During National Veterans and Military Families Month, November 2020, FEDI conducted a hugely successful virtual career day for
The University of Central Florida (UCF) has announced a series of virtual commencement ceremonies scheduled for Saturday, December 19. UCF says it will be hosting the events on its Facebook page. All ceremonies will be archived on their YouTube page afterward.
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